[meteorite-list] CHONDRULES

From: makinsomenoise_at_cox.net <makinsomenoise_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon Oct 23 19:20:28 2006
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Here is a definition from pg 908 of Meteorites in the Early Solar System II, Lauretta and McSween, editors, that might help answer the question. It is a great book, that for the Glossary alone meteorite enthusiasts should get a copy of.

"chondrite-- originally defined as a meteorite that contained chondrules; now also implies a bulk chemical composition, for all but the most volatile elements, that is not far removed from that of the Sun."

Devin Schrader



---- "jwb7772_at_netzero.net" <jwb7772@netzero.net> wrote:
> Question for all: How many chondrules does a meteorite have to have to be called a chondrite? At what point does an achondrite become a chondrite? How can you call a ureilite an achondrite when it has some chondrules in it? That question has bothered me for the last 30 years! Jim
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